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Post by jafo on Jun 23, 2015 6:23:37 GMT -5
Heard anything new in the last month?
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Post by aljwatch on Jun 23, 2015 11:15:08 GMT -5
I heard of someone who was recently asked about participating in IJ interview panels for upcoming interviews, so I think that is a sign they are preparing for a new round of interviews sometime soon (but they did not tell me when exactly). 17 new IJ's started on June 1st (multiples in San Fran, Houston, Las Vegas, LA,& Memphis). The total number they are shooting for, as I have heard, is 55 (but don't know if they intend to hire that whole amount from last year's advertisements).
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Post by wacokid on Jul 3, 2015 14:15:02 GMT -5
I heard of someone who was recently asked about participating in IJ interview panels for upcoming interviews, so I think that is a sign they are preparing for a new round of interviews sometime soon (but they did not tell me when exactly). 17 new IJ's started on June 1st (multiples in San Fran, Houston, Las Vegas, LA,& Memphis). The total number they are shooting for, as I have heard, is 55 (but don't know if they intend to hire that whole amount from last year's advertisements). Any ideas what the next round of cities might be? I interviewed in April but haven't heard a single word since. None of my cities were among the ones that they evidently hired for, though, among the June hires. |
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Post by jafo on Jul 9, 2015 9:28:05 GMT -5
I heard of someone who was recently asked about participating in IJ interview panels for upcoming interviews, so I think that is a sign they are preparing for a new round of interviews sometime soon (but they did not tell me when exactly). 17 new IJ's started on June 1st (multiples in San Fran, Houston, Las Vegas, LA,& Memphis). The total number they are shooting for, as I have heard, is 55 (but don't know if they intend to hire that whole amount from last year's advertisements). Any ideas what the next round of cities might be? I interviewed in April but haven't heard a single word since. None of my cities were among the ones that they evidently hired for, though, among the June hires. Anything you can ethically share about the interview process? EDIT NOTE BY PIXIE: Let's be careful here. Pix. |
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Post by batman1463 on Jul 9, 2015 12:52:06 GMT -5
Also, can you share what city you were interviewed for back in April?
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Post by wacokid on Jul 9, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5
There is nothing secretive about the interview. Mine was with 3 assistant chief immigration judges, which I believe is normal for the first interview. They have a prepared list of questions and take turns asking questions. I think it was about 30 minutes, maybe a little longer.
As far as cities, they tell you when the interview is scheduled that the interview is for all cities for which you have applied. Then, in conjunction with the interview, you turn in a form ranking the cities that you submitted applications for in order of your preference. The trick of course is that -- while they want to know your preference -- they don't tell you anything about their needs, how the applicant pool varies among cities, or, indeed, whether they will even be hiring in all of the cities that they received applications for. While that may sound odd, consider that it has now been 10 months since the deadline passed for the 31 (IIRC) cities for which they accepted applications, and as far as I've seen (see aljwatch's post above), they have only yet hired for 5 of those cities.
Finally, I know that if one is selected to move on in the process, there is at least one more round of interviews. But they didn't give me any notion of when to expect to hear anything about that.
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Post by jafo on Jul 23, 2015 8:42:27 GMT -5
While I know this forum is primarily for ALJ discussion, has anyone heard of further interview activity for the IJ positions and what cities they may be interviewing for?
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Post by jafo on Aug 4, 2015 13:49:43 GMT -5
Apparently, there have been interviews the last couple of weeks. Does anyone have any info on locations?
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Post by wacokid on Aug 5, 2015 14:25:02 GMT -5
Apparently, there have been interviews the last couple of weeks. Does anyone have any info on locations? No, but if these are first interviews then they would not be tethered to any specific location. If they are second or subsequent interviews, then I believe they would be. |
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 5, 2015 15:10:44 GMT -5
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Post by jessejames on Aug 5, 2015 15:34:54 GMT -5
California position
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Post by gary on Aug 5, 2015 15:37:03 GMT -5
But it may be your only chance to be an Imperial Immigration Judge.
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Post by jafo on Aug 17, 2015 14:40:22 GMT -5
Seems to be a lot of interesting developments with the ALJ position, but has anyone heard of any movement/activity with the IJs?
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Post by aljwatch on Aug 17, 2015 15:02:22 GMT -5
Things have been very quiet and I have heard no Intel about which cities may have been the ones they are looking to hire for after the last round of interviews (last month). But you may have seen the announcement that the Chief Immigration Judge stepped down recently. No doubt there is a lot of upheaval. Nevertheless, I have heard that they plan to hire up to 80 IJs in the next couple of years. My speculation is that they may soon be ready to make offers for the new fiscal year...but have not heard which cities will be the priorities. I have not heard a peep since my Feb interview... coming up on a year since applications. Can't decide whether the ALJ process or IJ process is worse! Basically you just have to live your life, but be ready if or when something happens.
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Post by wacokid on Aug 17, 2015 20:24:58 GMT -5
Nevertheless, I have heard that they plan to hire up to 80 IJs in the next couple of years. This is confirmed, and I infer it may be sooner: "Lauren Alder Reid, the EOIR's counsel for legislative and public affairs, said at the time that the judges hired in June would be part of an ongoing process meant to bring 85 new immigration judges to the bench." www.law360.com/articles/676524/details-revealed-on-18-new-immigration-judges |
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Post by privateatty on Aug 18, 2015 15:21:35 GMT -5
I knew someone whose spouse was an DOJ IJ. I think it would be a really good idea to research this job before you plunge in. I'm sure there are applicants who can really thrive in this environment, but you want to be sure you are one of them. |
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Post by wacokid on Aug 19, 2015 12:24:23 GMT -5
I knew someone whose spouse was an DOJ IJ. I think it would be a really good idea to research this job before you plunge in. I'm sure there are applicants who can really thrive in this environment, but you want to be sure you are one of them. I have to admit that I take claims of judicial "PTSD" with a grain of salt when I read stats like this: "Last fiscal year, about 100 judges were eligible to retire, but only 13 did, she said." |
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Post by privateatty on Aug 19, 2015 16:10:04 GMT -5
I knew someone whose spouse was an DOJ IJ. I think it would be a really good idea to research this job before you plunge in. I'm sure there are applicants who can really thrive in this environment, but you want to be sure you are one of them. I have to admit that I take claims of judicial "PTSD" with a grain of salt when I read stats like this: "Last fiscal year, about 100 judges were eligible to retire, but only 13 did, she said." Oh, I do too. I think a USDC Judge in a District with vacancies has it just as rough, if not rougher. I also think that alot of ODAR ALJs who by temperment or other factors have troubles keeping up with the 500 case/FY aspiration have problems as well. Let's just say that none of these folks are lounging at a Google screen eating bonbons...BUT, I do think that not researching the crap out of a potential job is professional negligence. |
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Post by tinman on Aug 20, 2015 12:06:31 GMT -5
You can research the job by going to your local immigration court and watching a morning docket. Call ahead first. Folks who are not subject-matter experts, not used to a high-volume docket, or not used to making important decisions quickly and w/o much clerk assistance can find it stressful. If those things don't describe you, you should probably be applying for IJ positions. It's more difficult to become an IJ than an ALJ unless you fit the profile to a T and even then the odds are probably against you.
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Post by jafo on Aug 24, 2015 13:17:50 GMT -5
The article just got a larger audience - it's linked on Drudge this morning. |
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